Survey Data
Reg No
14317006
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Social, Technical
Original Use
School
In Use As
Community centre
Date
1870 - 1875
Coordinates
313693, 274788
Date Recorded
15/05/2002
Date Updated
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Description
Detached six-bay single-storey former school, built c.1873, with central bays flanked by projecting gabled bays with entrance porches. Red brick walls with brick quoins and stone plinth course. Pitched slate roof with timber vents and red brick chimneystacks. Lancet and segmental-arched window openings. Three limestone plaques to front elevation. Now in use as community centre.
Appraisal
This former school house, now community centre, has many fine architectural features including the steep pitched roof, lancet windows, four-centred arch window openings and projecting gabled fronts. The school holds a critical position in the social and physical character of the village.